Papers are being sought for an international conference to be held atthe University of Wales, Swansea on July 7-9, 2007: 'The Merry Widow:Rethinking Widowhood in History, Culture and Society'. The conferencewill cover the topic from a wide range of perspectives and informationcan be accessed from our website at

The deadline for abstracts is December 31 2006 and I would like to hearfrom anybody who is interested in submitting a proposal. Since this tobe a thoroughly interdisciplinary conference, I would also be gratefulif you would forward this message to any other parties whom you thinkmight be interested in contributing and who may not have access to thislist.